Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society inducts 10 new students

Mar 28, 2012 | ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The International Honor Society for Professional Counseling, Chi Sigma Iota, has inducted 10 new members from St. Bonaventure University.

Established in 1985 at the Ohio University, the international honor society is directed toward students, professional counselors and counselor educators. For students to be eligible they must have a grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in a graduate-level counseling program.

Dr. Mary O. Adekson, associate professor of counselor education, is the faculty adviser of the Phi Rho chapter at St. Bonaventure.

According to the Chi Sigma Iota Web site, the motive for forming an international honor society in counseling was to recognize superb academic achievement as well as outstanding service within the counseling profession. There are 281 Chi Sigma Iota chapters within the United States, Europe and the Philippines. The chapters include more than 10,000 active members and more than 50,000 initiated member